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New version of WP Auction Lite

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I’ve just dropped another version of WP Auctions Lite, to correct a small bug that was displaying a warning message whenever a page is loaded. It’s quite fortunate that WordPress supports the ability to tell you automatically if there’s a new drop of a plugin you’re using. It’s easy for me to push out a new version regardless of whether it’s a feature change or a bug fix.

It’s a great little plugin that lets you sell anything you like, from coconuts all the way to Lipovox. Give it a try if you want to turn your blog into a fully fledged auction machine. If you like it, you may even want to consider purchasing WP Auctions Pro, the premium version with a bunch more features.

What’s happening with WordPress MU

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Have you ever used WordPress MU? It’s the multi user version of WordPress that lets you create a blog for every user who registers with the site. It’s a big favourite, especially for people who want to offer the ability to others to create their own blogs, as it doesn’t cost anything extra to have another blog on the site (no incremental cost).

Well, with WordPress 3.0, WordPress and WordPress MU are being merged together. You’ll have a feature so that any standard blog can be turned into what’s called a Multisite configuration. So it doesn’t matter if your blog is about hosting or about the best acne treatment, you can now convert your site into one that supports multiple blogs with a pretty simple process.

Great comments on WordPress

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I came across a post today that collects comments from a number of people who rated WordPress as one of the top tools they’ve used online. Here are some of them:

  • Amazing and simple tool to reweb your site. Very SEO friendly. Corinne Burkhert
  • I now have two WordPress blogs and though they are quite challenging to maintain, I love the availability of plugins and themes – Open Source at its best. Frances Bell
  • I manage class discussions out of class and provide additional information here following classes that students find difficult; if I am absent, this is where I can teach “remote class” (hasn’t happened yet) Sarah Davis
  • We use the self-hosted version for the company blog and dozens of WordPress.Com ones for learners. Great for encouraging reflections on their learning.Leia Fee

That’s just a few of them, there are loads more where they came from. You can use the page a bit like an mmf drawer where you store your snippets. If you ever need to reach in and pull out an idea why WordPress is awesome, just dig in.

Is your WordPress version up to date?

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Do you realise how many WordPress installations running out there are running on old versions of WordPress? There are many out there and being on an older version exposes you to different exploits and other baddies out there. Upgrades are like vitamins for WordPress, you need them to stay healthy. Newer versions of WordPress even have an upgrade functionality built into them, so there’s no reason why you shouldn’t do it.

So, check out the version of WordPress you’re on. If you’re not on v2.9.2 at the moment, then you need to upgrade. If you are, it will let you know when there’s a new version out!

WordPress is 7!

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Did you know that WordPress is 7 years old? I was reading a post called Lucky Seven on the WordPress blog that talks about how the first release of WordPress was 7 years ago. And it’s now supported by a growing community of over 1,500 people contributing code and other artefacts to WordPress.

It doesn’t matter if your blog is about teeth or about cheap insurance quotes, the reality is that we owe the platform we’re running on to the efforts of those 1,500 people, and to the leadership that pulls all their efforts together. So enjoy WordPress, but remember all the people who make this platform great!

Ask your WP Questions

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I came across an interesting website recently called WP Questions. It’s a questions and answer site about WordPress that lets people ask questions about problems they have and lets experts answer the questions. The site has a money-based model around it, where the people asking questions can post a bounty that gets given to the person who solved their problem.

It’s a great way to get some feedback about a problem you may be having with WordPress and a great way for experts to get their name out there. So, whether you have a plugin that’s giving you issue, or some information on those noxycut reviews that aren’t posting correctly; or even a theme issue that is puzzling you. If so, head down to WP Questions and see how it can solve your problems.

I might give it a whirl one of these days .. if I can ever find the time!

WordPress 3.0 RC

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The Release Candidate of WordPress 3.0 is now out for everyone to download and try. You may have seen the betas come available, but a Release Candidate is as close to the final version as you can get. In fact, if no major issues are uncovered, it will actually be the final release.

The reason behind a release candidate is that, although the software is tested on a variety of platform, there’s no way to mimic every possible combination of different requisites that WordPress relies on to work properly. So, this phase is crucial to gather an final information about what’s may or may not work to ensure as few problems as possible when the final version is released. So, whether you have a WordPress blog or a site about adult acne treatment, it’s always worth playing it safe and making sure it works on the latest release of WordPress.

Tried out Twenty Ten?

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There’s a great new theme that’s the default theme for WordPress called Twenty Ten. It has some great features and goes a long way towards providing plain vanilla installs with a great look and feel that is also very customisable. There’s more about it down at the WordPress blog, but in the meantime, just knowing you get custom backgrounds and custom headers for your blog is definitely a step in the right direction as far as new users are concerned. You could have a blog about tatuaje cigars as far as the theme is concerned, if it looks good people will be happy and visit your website again.

Article Workflow Plugin

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Every wanted to turn your WordPress site into a collaborative article publishing platform? Well, that’s what the Article Directory Plugin does. Here’s the blurb from the plugin:

Article Directory Plugin for WordPress allows contributors to add articles to your WordPress blog. You have the control to allow or reject the article and publish it on your web site. Add customizable content to your WordPress blog in the shortest period of time. From user-friendly customization options to easy content creation process, Your Articles Directory prides itself in content authoring for your users… regardless of technical limitations. Our unique Article Directory System allows you to backfill your WordPress Blog with targeted content.

I think I might try this out on ManxVoice, once I’ve finished what I have planned for it. I actually know someone working on a site cataloguing weight loss stories, I’m pretty sure he’ll find that useful too.

Upgraded to WordPress 3.0 Beta 2

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I’ve upgraded to WordPress 3.0 Beta 2 and I must say, there are a couple of great improvements in this new feature. I haven’t tried out all the new features, but the ones I tried are working very nicely. So far I’ve tried custom posts (new plugin in the pipeline) and I’ve also converted Arthur’s First Steps into a WordPress Multisite installation down at The Owenson Kids.

It’s great when you get new features like that free. A software upgrade can open the door to a whole bunch of functionality you get for free. It doesn’t matter if you have a website dedicated to your family, or to apidexin reviews, you get all this stuff for free when you upgrade to the next version.